Plans have been published for the UC Berkeley Innovation Zone South Building before a UC Berkeley Regent’s meeting today in Downtown Berkeley, Alameda County. The Regents are expected to approve a $29 million budget for site preparation, with $19 million from campus funds and $10 million from external funding.
New project details have been revealed ahead of tomorrow’s meeting about expanding the Diridon Station in San Jose. The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s Diridon Joint Policy Advisory Board will review three design options to accommodate increased Caltrain services, integrate High-Speed Rail, and connect to the future BART extension. As expected for an infrastructure project in the Bay Area, the costs are astronomical, ranging from $2.5 billion to $13 billion.
An extension request has been filed for the proposed redevelopment of 130 Townsend Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The five-story office project, named Ampersand, was approved in 2021, but developer Presidio Bay Ventures hopes to extend the approval’s expiration date for another three years, still hoping to develop the centrally located parcel.
Crews have topped out, and facade installation is all but complete for the 12-story residential complex at 1951 Shattuck Avenue in Downtown Berkeley, Alameda County. The project, named Ace Berkeley, will bring approximately 163 units and retail near BART and the UC Berkeley campus. Grosvenor is the project developer.
New renderings have surfaced for an affordable housing project to rise at 121-197 Marinwood Avenue in unincorporated land just north of San Rafael in Marin County. The project will bring over a hundred rental units to vacant land next to a grocery store in the Lucas Valley area. Tableau Development Company is responsible for the application.
